A sporting goods store received an order of 80 baseball caps, of which 12 are green. If 1 of the 80 caps is selected at random, what is the probability it will not be green.

Answer 1

There are 80 caps in total and 12 of them are green, so there are 80 - 12 = 68 caps that are not green.

The probability of selecting a non-green cap is therefore 68/80.

Simplifying this fraction, we get:

68/80 = 17/20

Therefore, the probability of selecting a cap that is not green is 17/20, or approximately 0.85.